viscerotome

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noun

An instrument once used to obtain visceral samples from a corpse without performing a full autopsy

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Meanings

nounviscerotome (plural viscerotomes)

plural viscerotomes

  1. medicineAn instrument once used to obtain visceral samples from a corpse without performing a full autopsy

Origin

From viscero- + -tome.

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Cite this entry
APA

viscerotome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viscerotome

MLA

“viscerotome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viscerotome. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “viscerotome,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/viscerotome.

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